这两个名词均有“一对、一双”之意。
couple : 多指在一起或彼此有关系的两个人或两个同样的事物。
- The doctor said my leg should be better in a couple of days.
医生说我的腿过两天就会好转。 - A couple of people objected to the proposal, but the vast majority approved of it.
有几个人反对该提议，但绝大多数人赞同。 - We'll have to wait another couple of hours for the paint to dry.
我们还得再等几个小时油漆才干。 - She'll be retiring in a couple more years.
她再过几年就退休了。 - The weather's been terrible for the last couple of days.
这几天天气糟透了。 - Many economists expect unemployment to fall over the next couple of months.
许多经济学家预测在未来的几个月失业率将会下降。 - I'm sorry I didn't call you, but I've been very busy over the past couple of weeks.
很抱歉我没打电话给你，这几个星期我实在是太忙了。
pair : 含义广泛，可指人或物。用于物时，指两个互属的事物，缺此或失彼都会失去使用价值，或指由相对称的两部分构成的一件东西。
- a pair of shoes/gloves
一双鞋／一副手套 - a pair of scissors/glasses
一把剪刀／一副眼镜 - I can't find a matching pair of socks.
我找不到两只成对的袜子。 - He packed two pairs of trousers and four shirts.
他把两条裤子和四件衬衣放进包里。 - I'd like you to do this exercise in pairs (= in groups of two).
我希望你们两人一组来做这个练习。 - They seem a very happy pair.
他们像是很幸福的一对。 - What have the pair of you been up to?
你们俩在搞什么名堂？
